{"id":2559,"date":"2019-02-07T20:37:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T20:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/us-study-shines-a-light-on-the-dangers-of-speeding\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:47:31","slug":"us-study-shines-a-light-on-the-dangers-of-speeding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/us-study-shines-a-light-on-the-dangers-of-speeding\/","title":{"rendered":"US Study Shines a Light on the Dangers of Speeding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tx\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">A new study highlighting the perils of speeding on the nation\u2019s highways urges action by policymakers and transportation stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tx\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Despite the efforts of law enforcement, and to some extent federal regulators, speeding-related crashes overall still account for roughly one-third of all fatalities, according to a study by the Governors Highway Safety Association. The group calls speeding a \u201cforgotten traffic safety challenge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tx\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The study released in late January said: \u201cOverall progress on the issue of speeding has been limited at best.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tx\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The governors\u2019 study contains some new and not-so-new perspectives for convincing drivers of cars and trucks to slow down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tx\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The study said speeding remains a publicly accepted driving behaviour that is reinforced among motorists, policymakers and transportation stakeholders. \u201cDrivers have a minimal perception of risk of either getting a ticket, causing a crash or violating social norms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tx\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">It also said federal, state and local policymakers are approaching speed management in ways that often reflect the current cultural attitude toward speeding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tx\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">While U.S. has had proposals governing speed limiters in commercial vehicles, currently Ontario and Quebec are the only two North American jurisdictions to require mandated speed limiters. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study highlighting the perils of speeding on the nation\u2019s highways urges action by policymakers and transportation stakeholders. 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